The Creating menus and meal plans, with dietary requirements in mind credential, covers the skills and knowledge when identifying and implementing practices in food preparation to meet special dietary requirements.

The Creating menus and meal plans, with dietary requirements in mind! credential comprises of 3 micro-credential stacked course of learning, followed by a completion of assessment tasks at the end of each skill level, to test the learner’s knowledge and understanding.

Course Series: 2 of 3

Course Award: Micro-Credential 

Course Duration: 5 Hours Course 

Complexity: Intermediate 

It comprises 8 lessons of learning, followed by a completion quiz to test your knowledge and understanding.  By the end of this course, you will demonstrate understanding in:

•    Ingredient selection that offers nutrient value 

•    Importance of diet in managing and maintenance of health and well-being. 

•    Adhering to Australian Dietary Guidelines when developing meals

•    Promotion of healthy eating and meal choices.




Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Creating menus and meal plans, with dietary requirements in mind
  • 2

    Lesson 1

    • Nutrients and food choices
  • 3

    Lesson 2

    • Micronutrients - vitamins and minerals
  • 4

    Lesson 3

    • Nutritional value in food
  • 5

    Lesson 4

    • Diets to maintain health and wellbeing
  • 6

    Lesson 5

    • Australian Dietary Guidelines
  • 7

    Lesson 6

    • Promote healthy eating
  • 8

    Lesson 7

    • Menus and meal choices
  • 9

    Lesson 8

    • Preparation and cooking to maximise nutrition
  • 10

    Test your knowledge

    • Instructions before taking the test

    • Test your knowledge

    • Next steps
  • 11

    The boring stuff

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